Charging device, imaging cartridge and image forming apparatus having charging device

a charging device and imaging cartridge technology, applied in the direction of electrographic process apparatus, instruments, corona discharge, etc., can solve the problems of inability to improve the charging efficiency to a degree capable of higher resolution, higher speed and further miniaturization that can be required for the apparatus for the future, etc., to achieve improved charging efficiency, high resolution, and high precision

Active Publication Date: 2013-03-14
KONICA MINOLTA INC
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[0009]The present invention has been made to solve the aforementioned problems. That is, at least one of the curvature of the grid and the position of the grid to the sub scanning direction of the photoconductive drum is variable. Accordingly, an object thereof is to allow adjustment of the distance between the outer circumferential surface of the photoconductive drum and the curvature surface of the grid with even higher precision, improve the charging efficiency, and realize higher resolutions, higher speeds and further miniaturization of the image forming apparatus.

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However, although the charging efficiency can be improved by the technique of the related art mentioned above to some extent, it is impossible to improve the charging efficiency to a degree capable of higher resolutions, higher speeds and further miniaturization that can be required for the apparatus for the future.

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[0028]FIG. 1 is a diagram that describes an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0029]The image forming apparatus A is referred to as a tandem type color image forming apparatus and performs the color image formation using four sets of image forming parts.

[0030]An image of an original document mounted on an original document table is scanned and exposed by an optical system of a scanning exposure unit of an image scanning unit SC and is read by a line image sensor. Image information signal subjected to a photoelectric conversion is subjected to an analog processing, an A / D conversion, a shading correction, an image compression processing etc. in an image processing part (not shown), and then is input to an optical writing part of the image forming part.

[0031]Four sets of image forming part include an image forming part 10Y forming a yellow (Y) color image, an image forming part 10M forming a magenta (M) color image, an image forming part ...

second embodiment

[0070]FIG. 7 is a front view and a perspective view that shows a carrying member and a plate spring of a charging device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view that shows a part of the charging device according to the present embodiment.

[0071]The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the following point. That is, in the first embodiment, by rotating the carrying member constituted by a fixed shape member having curvature, the curvature of the portion carrying the grid is changed. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, an elastic body having curvature is used in the carrying member and is elastically deformed by external force to change the curvature of the portion carrying the grid. Furthermore, in the first embodiment, by causing the carrying member to slide on the slope surface, the relative distance between the carrying member and the photoconductive drum is changed. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, b...

third embodiment

[0084]FIG. 9 is a perspective view that shows a carrying member and a curvature guide surface of a charging device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view that shows a part of the charging device according to the present embodiment.

[0085]The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the next point. That is, in the first embodiment, by rotating the carrying member constituted by a fixed form member having curvature, the curvature of the portion carrying the grid is changed. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, by causing the carrying member having curvature to slide while being pressed against the curvature guide surface which the curvature is gradually changed, the carrying member is deformed to change the curvature of the portion carrying the grid. Furthermore, in the first embodiment, by causing the carrying member to slide on the slope surface, the relative distance between the carrying member and the photoco...

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Abstract

A charging device which includes a grid that has a curvature surface placed to face an outer circumferential surface of a photoconductive drum; a carrying member that carries the grid in a portion having a curvature to form the curvature surface of the grid; and position adjusting mechanisms that moves a position of the carrying member to adjust a position of the grid in a sub-scanning direction of the photoconductive drum, an imaging cartridge and an image forming apparatus having the same.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-197494 filed on Sep. 9, 2011, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present invention relates to a charging device, an imaging cartridge and an image forming apparatus having the charging device.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]Recently, image forming apparatuses have been miniaturized for cost reduction and further speed increases and higher resolutions have been requested.[0006]In order to realize miniaturization of the apparatus, a charging method has been adopted which places a curvature surface to face an outer circumferential surface of a photoconductive drum using a grid having the curvature surface in a charging device, charges the photoconductive drum, and improves charging characteristics. In the charging method using the grid having the curvature surface, the distance between the outer circum...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G03G15/02
CPCG03G15/0291
Inventor NAGASE, HISAYOSHIHATTORI, YOSHIHIRO
Owner KONICA MINOLTA INC
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